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Airport Taxis will be operating on a 24 hour basis throughout the Christmas and New Year period. Customers are advised to book in advance as this is the busiest time of the year. Bookings can be made for Christmas on freephone 0800-0029165. Bookings for Christmas Airport Transfers can be taken up to 4 weeks in advance . Airport Taxis offers free quotes and savings of up to 25% on the local tariff .

Planning for Edinburgh New Year celebrations is well advanced with the traditional street party and concert in the gardens.

The Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens; the music and fireworks spectacular, presents headliners Primal Scream performing their seminal 1991 album Screamadelica and greatest hits set at the last gig of 2011 and the first of 2012. This spectacular event is set beneath the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh Castle, welcoming the New Year with special guests Bombay Bicycle Club and the famous Midnight Fireworks. The bands include Jade Richards from the X-Factor , Mark Ronson , Friendly Fires , The Vaccines, Bombay Bicycle Club and Capercaillie.

Most business and private travellers need a transfer to their final destination . Airport taxis Edinburgh offers a professional , reliable service. Freephone 0800-0029165 for more information and bookings or contact us online . Bookings normally require 24 hours notice but please enquire for late bookings.

Services include –

Airport transfers Glasgow

Airport transfers Perth

Airport transfers Linlithgow

Airport transfers Stirling

Airport transfers St Andrews

Airport transfers Falkirk

Business customers can book up to 3 months in advance and prepay by credit card if required. A credit card receipt will be provided to the customer when he picks up his taxi or it can be sent by post in advance. Passengers are picked up at the pre-booked taxis pick-up point on the right hand side of the multi-storey car park outside the terminal.
The company transfers customers throughout Scotland with a 24 hour service. For more information and bookings phone 07576-127097 24 hours.

Edinburgh is festival city in the summer with the biggest arts festival in the world but a new fetival this month aims to extend the festival season . Previously … Scotland’s History Festival is a two week celebration of Scotland’s history in the run up to St Andrew’s Day.

Over 200 events will take place in castles, pubs, museums, libraries and the Scottish Parliament. The new festival will be opened by Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop, on November 17 and run until November 30.

“We have treasure waiting to be rediscovered, from the joyous ribaldry of a 16th-century poetic slanging match to an exploration of the food and drink we’ve consumed over the centuries,” promises Susan Morrison, one of the directors of the festival.We have a huge historical canvas to clean and evaluate with the help of our brilliant historians, who can help us take a long, cool look at our past as we stand on the threshold of a turbulent, dramatic future.

Scotland’s history festival was created to bring our history out into the streets. We aim to bring the history made by Scotland’s people closer to Scotland’s people.”

From town planning to stripping and paper mills to the procurator fiscal, there are some surprising aspects of Scotland’s past being examined. Here are some of the events:

A Robert Louis Stevenson Evening, City Art Centre, Edinburgh, November 17
Author Ian Rankin and comedian Nigel Planer chat about their lifelong fascination with the writer Robert Louis Stevenson

Edinburgh Airport taxis offers a professional and reliable service for business travellers. Freephone 0800-0029165 for more information and bookings . Bookings normally require 24 hours notice but please enquire for late bookings.

Business customers can book up to 3 months in advance and prepay by credit card if required. A credit card receipt will be provided to the customer when he picks up his taxi or it can be sent by post in advance. Passengers are picked up at the pre-booked taxis pick-up point on the right hand side of the multi-storey car park outside the terminal.
The company transfers customers throughout Scotland with a 24 hour service. For more information and bookings phone 07576-127097 24 hours.
Transfers to all the major cities of Scotland including Glasgow, Perth, Linlithgow , Stirling, Falkirk , Dundee and St Andrews

Edinburgh Airport is to go on sale for upwards of £500m after the Competition Commission forced it to give up one of its Scottish hubs.
The operator BAA ,who run six UK airports, including Heathrow and Stansted, have decided to sell Edinburgh because it is valued at substantially more than Glasgow. The airport has continued to grow in visitor numbers despite the recession. It has added a number of new routes this year. There are a number of potential buyers for the airport

John Strickland, an aviation analyst at JLS Consulting, said: “Edinburgh Airport is performing much better than Glasgow, so it will be easier to sell in a difficult market. Edinburgh is more appealing because it has more high-paying business customers.”

Edinburgh was called “the jewel in the crown in Scotland,” by Douglas McNeill, an analyst at Charles Stanley, who said the airport could potential attract interest from a range of bidders.

These include Global Infrastructure Partners, a fund set up by General Electric and Credit Suisse, which bought Gatwick from BAA in 2009 in the first of a series of disposals ordered by the Competition Commission.

Manchester Airport, which bid unsuccessfully for Gatwick; Borealis Infrastructure, part of the consortium running the High Speed 1 rail link to the Channel Tunnel;, and Australia’s Macquarie are among the other potential bidders, Mr McNeill said.

Edinburgh Airport is to be sold by operator BAA after it was told by competition regulators to sell either Glasgow or Edinburgh Airport . Edinburgh is now the busiest airport in Scotland. BAA has tried delaying tactics for 2 years.
BAA is now beginning preparations for a sale and it will probably approach the market in the New Year in order to agree a sale by Summer 2012. BAA chief executive, Colin Matthews, said they would be “very sorry to see it leave BAA”. The airport had annoyed customers by starting to charge for dropping off and picking up. MSPs have also become aware of the issue with the possibility of a legal challenge to the charges.

BAA will hold on to Aberdeen Airport and Glasgow Airport.
It has also been told to sell London Stansted Airport.

Mr Matthews said: “Edinburgh is a great airport with a great team and a great future and we will be very sorry to see it leave BAA. We remain committed to Scotland and we will continue our long-term investment to improve passenger and airline experience at Aberdeen and Glasgow, as well as at Edinburgh until the sale is complete.Choosing which airport to sell has been a difficult decision.

“Edinburgh Airport has shown itself to be a strong and resilient asset throughout the economic downturn.
“Passenger numbers at Edinburgh have grown by more than 6% over the past year and in an uncertain market we expect it to be an attractive asset to prospective buyers.

“Glasgow Airport has great opportunities for future growth and development and we think BAA is well-placed to build on its recent success. Both airports are of national importance and have a bright future.”

The first tram to be delivered for Edinburgh has arrived in a way that symbolises the whole project – late. The trams were supposed to improve the Edinburgh travel system but have proved to be an almost complete let-down from start to finish for Edinburgh residents.

The vehicle was due to arrive in the capital after a 900-mile journey from northern Spain at 11am. But it was two hours late.

The delay for the seven parts of the tram was put down to bad weather causing the ferry to be late.

It is the first of a 27-strong fleet that is expected to be running along the streets of the capital by 2014.

Housed at the depot at Gogar, the rest of the fleet are expected to arrive over the coming months.

The City of Edinburgh Council said the depot is now electrified which means static testing can be carried out as soon as the vehicles arrive. Once the test track is finished in early December they will start “dynamic testing”.

The project has been delayed after a series of disputes between the council and contractors. Last week an Edinburgh councillor admitted that he did not have the knowledge or experience to manage the contarct for the council.